Spatial analysis of leprosy incidence and associated socioeconomic factors Análisis espacial de la incidencia de lepra y factores socioeconómicos asociados Análise espacial da incidência de hanseníase e fatores socioeconômicos associados

Spatial analysis of leprosy incidence and associated socioeconomic factors Análisis espacial de la incidencia de lepra y factores socioeconómicos asociados Análise espacial da incidência de hanseníase e fatores socioeconômicos associados

OBJECTIVE: To identify clusters of the major occurrences of leprosy and their associated socioeconomic and demographic factors. METHODS: Cases of leprosy that occurred between 1998 and 2007 in São José do Rio Preto (southeastern Brazil) were geocodified and the incidence rates were calculated by cen...

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Main Authors: Maria Rita de Cassia Oliveira Cury, Vania Del´Arco Paschoal, Susilene Maria Tonelli Nardi, Ana Patrícia Chierotti, Antonio Luiz Rodrigues Júnior, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Lepra, epidemiologia
Factores Socioeconómicos
Sistemas de Información Geográfica, utilización
Vigilancia Epidemiológica
Hanseníase, epidemiologia
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Sistemas de Informação Geográfica, utilização
Vigilância Epidemiológica
Leprosy, epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Geographic Information Systems, utilization
Epidemiologic Surveillance
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